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Maria Villarroel

Florida Gov. DeSantis requests verification of thousands of pro-abortion petition signatures alleging fraud

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been vocal about his anti-abortion stances, requested supervisors to gather roughly 36,000 signatures for the state to review (Credit: Getty Images)

Abortion officially became part of the Florida ballot ahead of November earlier this year. But the initiative may come into some troubles before people can actually vote for it, with the DeSantis administration announcing it is examining thousands of petition signatures and looking for fraud.

Concretely, Gov. Ron DeSantis' deputy secretary of state has asked supervisors in Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach and Osceola counties to gather roughly 36,000 signatures for the state to review.

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